Abstract The Ross Sea region of Antarctica contains the largest ice-free areas in Antarctica
(about 6700 km 2). Soils in the Ross Sea region have a mean annual temperature of about …

Abstract The Ross Sea sector has been the focal point of most Antarctic soil research, and
since the early 1960s widespread chemical weathering, soil-biological, and pedological …

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Abstract The Antarctic Peninsula (AP) marks the climatic transition between maritime and dry
subpolar Antarctica. The western side of the AP has a mean annual air temperature (MAAT) …

Soils in the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica generally comprise a surface desert pavement
and a seasonally thawed active layer over permafrost. Most soils are formed on regolith …

MacRobertson Land is the portion of Antarctica lying south of the Mawson Coast between
59° 34′ E and 72° 35′ E. At 5,400 km 2, MacRobertson Land constitutes the third largest …

This book divides Antarctica into eight ice-free regions and provides information on the soils
of each region. Soils have been studied in Antarctica for nearly 100 years. Although only …

This chapter deals with the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) exclusive of the South Shetland and
South Orkney Islands, which will be considered in Chap. 13, and the Joinville and James …

The soils examined (near Cape Hallett) occur on a variety of surfaces, including moraines,
screes, fans and raised beaches. Although situated in a northern part of the Antarctic …

Much of the ice‐free surficial mantle of Antarctica, particularly the older deposits, has been
subjected to intensive weathering, and, with this weathering, the products in the soil become …